(collaborative) Solid wood flooring has been and remains to this day an extremely popular flooring choice. It has been used in homes for hundreds of years, dating all the way back to the 15th century. Although it has always been in high demand, sales have increased dramatically in recent years. But why? Here’s A Beginner’s Guide to Solid Wood Flooring …
Durability
It’s no secret that solid wood flooring is one of if not the most resilient flooring choices available. It will withstand heavy usage without showing wear and is likely to last a lifetime if cared for properly. Therefore, even if you cringe a little at its price tag, you won’t need to replace it in your lifetime unlike you might have to with other options.
Style
Solid wood looks impressive. It is beautiful and luxurious, offering classic style and elegance to your space. As well as this, it complements any interior style whether modern, rustic or classic. There are so many options too, from wood type, colour, plank arrangement and thickness. You can pick exactly what you like. If you really want to make an impression, laying a wooden floor in your hallway for a grand first impression is the best way to go!
Sanded Down
Although solid wood is very durable, it can scratch, stain and is no good when it comes into contact with too much water. This is a bit of a nightmare especially if you come from a busy family household! Don’t worry though, there is a way to eradicate this with solid wood. You can sand it down and refinished it to remove any damage. This can be done a number of times depending on how thick the wear layer is as well, so you can only imagine how long these stunning floors can last for! Don’t fancy doing the repairs yourself? You’ll find plenty of floor restoration companies on sites like Checkatrade. Make sure you check reviews before making your decision as to whom to use.
Summary
I hope you found my short but informative post helpful. It can be overwhelming when choosing a large range of things for a property. This post covers the basics for all those considering having wooden flooring in their homes without being too overwhelming.
What style of wooden floor do you like most?
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I wouldn’t mind wood flooring. We currently have a wood laminate at the moment.
It’s something to work up to when you can. They do look great!
I love hardwood floors. I’m not sure if it’s a hardwood, but bamboo is currently my favorite flooring. I also love mahogany.
Bamboo is hard and doesn’t scratch easily either.
We have wood floors and they really need refinishing. 2021 project!
Ha, sounds like it’ll keep you busy but will be worth it.
We have some oak flooring throughout our house. I like the lighter colors.
It can brighten a room which helps and add a warm feel.
I love the pattern! I hope we can get wood flooring in our home soon.
I love wooden floors. So many options too!
I love solid wood flooring and would love to have it in my house. I will get it one day
I hope you get to sometime soon Sam.
This is such an informative post. I would love to add more wood flooring throughout my home.
I would normally do the whole ground floor at least excluding bathrooms and kitchens.
Thanks for your informative post. I will keep this in mind. It’s great to read such tips..
I’m glad you liked the post Nikki.
Thinking about doing it for home it really helps to have such a detailed guide.
Thanks Cristina. I’m so pleased you found this useful.
I do love wood flooring, mainly because it’s so much easier to clean with little ones around!
I have to agree it sure is. So much easier to simply wipe clean than carpet.
My father laid flooring for most of his life, so I grew up in a household that surrounded flooring and the different types. Wood floors are definitely the way to go. Plus they are gorgeous and versatile. I love the herringbone pattern in your picture.
They sure are perfect for just about every home. The herringbone design does look lovely.
I’d love to get solid wood flooring one day, but we opted for engineered wood flooring purely for costs reasons, but I love the durability for wood x
Solid wood can work out well as it’s hardwearing and also increases a property aesthetically and adds value.
I love wood flooring. It looks so beautiful. We plan to redue a lot of ours too.
It’ll look amazing when you do it.
I love wooden floors! We have dark parquet tiles for our floor. They just need some touch up because some tiles have been displaced. But that will have to wait because I don’t want to bring in workers inside the house.
I hope you can get it done sometime soon. I bet the floor looks great otherwise.
I love wood flooring, I love its durability and how easy to clean it is. I have wood flooring in my bathrooms.
It’s important to look after it, especially when in the bathroom to keep it looking good for longer.
I am a big fan of solid wood flooring and this is such a handy guide for those just starting to learn about it and deciding whether they want it.
Thanks Rebecca. Me too, it’s my favourite!
We have wooden flooring but it scratches so easily with two kids and a dog in our house!
Dogs nails can scratch quite a bit. We don’t allow shoes in the house which helps reduce the risk of damage.
wow! There are so many things to know about wood flooring! Thanks for sharing!
No problem, thanks for reading x
We have tiles down in the kitchen now but when I get my own place I’d like to get solid wood flooring.
I bet you can’t wait. Wooden floors do look amazing!
lots of help full information. We are looking into having it fitted next year.
Oh wow, that’s great. I’m sure it will look fantastic!!!!
Good info! I hope I can put in wood floors in my future home!
It will look great if you can!!!
Thanks for such good information. I will bear it in mind when I change my flooring from carpet to wood
i love wooden flooring, i have carpets in my home at the moment and cannot stand it!
I prefer carpets too!! x
I used to have a wooden flooring and switched to carpet, hard flooring is easier on the eye wouldn’t mind getting it again
Wooden flooring is much nicer to look at.
Thanks for this handy guide! I’ve been thinking about switching to wood flooring.
No problem, I’m glad you found it useful.
Wood Flooring is lovely but SO expensive, We have one of the very few waterproof laminate floors, we have 5 dogs and 8 cats, 10 humans and sometimes a toddler..so we needed such hard wearing floor!
Honestly, It’s a great investment. You’ll need to select one of the harder woods though with all the pets and people in your home.